Fix washed-out look (inverted terrain normals via winding), tune lighting/fog, add tree+rock collision

.gitignore

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Godot 4
 .godot/
 .import/
+*.import
 export.cfg
 export_presets.cfg
 

scenes/default_env.tres

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 [gd_resource type="Environment" load_steps=4 format=3]
 
 [sub_resource type="ProceduralSkyMaterial" id="SkyMat_1"]
-sky_top_color = Color(0.38, 0.52, 0.68, 1)
+sky_top_color = Color(0.25, 0.45, 0.72, 1)
-sky_horizon_color = Color(0.7, 0.75, 0.78, 1)
+sky_horizon_color = Color(0.68, 0.76, 0.82, 1)
-ground_bottom_color = Color(0.2, 0.22, 0.2, 1)
+ground_bottom_color = Color(0.18, 0.2, 0.18, 1)
-ground_horizon_color = Color(0.64, 0.68, 0.67, 1)
+ground_horizon_color = Color(0.58, 0.62, 0.6, 1)
+sun_angle_max = 40.0
 
 [sub_resource type="Sky" id="Sky_1"]
 sky_material = SubResource("SkyMat_1")
@@ -13,16 +14,21 @@ sky_material = SubResource("SkyMat_1")
 background_mode = 2
 sky = SubResource("Sky_1")
 ambient_light_source = 3
-ambient_light_color = Color(0.6, 0.66, 0.72, 1)
+ambient_light_color = Color(0.62, 0.68, 0.76, 1)
-ambient_light_energy = 0.4
+ambient_light_energy = 0.6
 tonemap_mode = 3
-tonemap_white = 6.0
+tonemap_white = 5.0
 ssao_enabled = true
+ssao_radius = 2.0
+ssao_intensity = 1.0
 fog_enabled = true
-fog_light_color = Color(0.72, 0.78, 0.82, 1)
+fog_mode = 0
-fog_density = 0.012
+fog_light_color = Color(0.74, 0.8, 0.86, 1)
-fog_sky_affect = 0.4
+fog_light_energy = 1.0
-volumetric_fog_enabled = true
+fog_density = 0.004
-volumetric_fog_density = 0.02
+fog_sky_affect = 0.0
+fog_aerial_perspective = 0.2
 adjustment_enabled = true
-adjustment_saturation = 1.05
+adjustment_brightness = 1.05
+adjustment_contrast = 1.12
+adjustment_saturation = 1.25

scenes/world.tscn

@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ script = ExtResource("0_world")
 environment = ExtResource("4_env")
 
 [node name="Sun" type="DirectionalLight3D" parent="."]
-transform = Transform3D(0.86, -0.35, 0.37, 0, 0.72, 0.69, -0.51, -0.6, 0.62, 0, 40, 0)
+transform = Transform3D(0.819, -0.401, 0.41, 0, 0.715, 0.699, -0.574, -0.573, 0.585, 0, 40, 0)
-light_color = Color(1, 0.96, 0.86, 1)
+light_color = Color(1, 0.95, 0.83, 1)
-light_energy = 1.2
+light_energy = 1.7
 shadow_enabled = true
+directional_shadow_mode = 2
+directional_shadow_max_distance = 200.0
 
 [node name="Terrain" type="Node3D" parent="."]
 script = ExtResource("1_terrain")

scripts/world/props.gd

@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@ func _make_tree(pos: Vector3, rng: RandomNumberGenerator) -> void:
 	trunk.material_override = _mat(Color(0.33, 0.24, 0.16))
 	root.add_child(trunk)
 
+	# Collision: a capsule around the trunk so you can't walk through the tree.
+	var body := StaticBody3D.new()
+	root.add_child(body)
+	var col := CollisionShape3D.new()
+	var cap := CapsuleShape3D.new()
+	cap.radius = 0.35
+	cap.height = 4.0
+	col.shape = cap
+	col.position = Vector3(0, 2.0, 0)
+	body.add_child(col)
+
 	# Low-poly conifer canopy: stacked cones.
 	var h := 3.0
 	for j in range(3):
@@ -57,13 +68,25 @@ func _make_tree(pos: Vector3, rng: RandomNumberGenerator) -> void:
 func _make_rock(pos: Vector3, rng: RandomNumberGenerator) -> void:
 	var rock := MeshInstance3D.new()
 	var bm := BoxMesh.new()
-	bm.size = Vector3(rng.randf_range(0.8, 1.8), rng.randf_range(0.6, 1.2), rng.randf_range(0.8, 1.8))
+	var box_size := Vector3(rng.randf_range(0.8, 1.8), rng.randf_range(0.6, 1.2), rng.randf_range(0.8, 1.8))
+	bm.size = box_size
 	rock.mesh = bm
 	rock.position = pos + Vector3(0, 0.3, 0)
 	rock.rotation = Vector3(rng.randf_range(-0.2, 0.2), rng.randf_range(0, TAU), rng.randf_range(-0.2, 0.2))
 	rock.material_override = _mat(Color(0.42, 0.42, 0.45))
 	add_child(rock)
 
+	# Collision: a box matching the rock mesh.
+	var body := StaticBody3D.new()
+	body.position = rock.position
+	body.rotation = rock.rotation
+	add_child(body)
+	var col := CollisionShape3D.new()
+	var box := BoxShape3D.new()
+	box.size = box_size
+	col.shape = box
+	body.add_child(col)
+
 func _mat(c: Color) -> StandardMaterial3D:
 	var m := StandardMaterial3D.new()
 	m.albedo_color = c

scripts/world/terrain.gd

@@ -57,8 +57,12 @@ func _build() -> void:
 			var p01 := Vector3(x0, sample_height(x0, z1), z1)
 			var p11 := Vector3(x1, sample_height(x1, z1), z1)
 
-			_add_tri(st, p00, p01, p11, half, uv_scale)
+			# Winding order chosen so generate_normals() produces UPWARD normals.
-			_add_tri(st, p00, p11, p10, half, uv_scale)
+			# (The reverse winding gave downward normals, so the sun lit the
+			# underside and the top surface rendered black — confirmed by an
+			# unshaded render showing the true bright-green albedo.)
+			_add_tri(st, p00, p11, p01, half, uv_scale)
+			_add_tri(st, p00, p10, p11, half, uv_scale)
 
 	st.generate_normals()
 
@@ -67,7 +71,7 @@ func _build() -> void:
 	mi.name = "TerrainMesh"
 	mi.mesh = mesh
 	var mat := StandardMaterial3D.new()
-	mat.albedo_color = Color(0.33, 0.45, 0.22)   # mossy green
+	mat.albedo_color = Color(0.36, 0.47, 0.26)   # mossy green (lit, not fluorescent)
 	mat.roughness = 0.95
 	mi.material_override = mat
 	add_child(mi)